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Port activity

Bangkok Maersk Makes First Suez Transit With 190,000-Tonne Cargo

Bangkok Maersk crossed the Suez Canal for the first time on 22 August, part of a northern convoy that also carried sister vessel Mathilde Maersk on Maersk's AE7 Asia-Europe service.

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Seven eastbound ships in two weeks as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd return services
Port activity

MSC Tests Suez Transits as Container Volumes Rise on the Corridor

MSC has sent seven eastbound vessels through the Suez Canal and Bab el Mandeb in two weeks, as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd return services to a corridor CMA CGM never fully left.

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Industry

Norwegian Cancels Farewell Cruise Over Red Sea Security

Norwegian Cruise Line has cancelled the farewell voyage of the Norwegian Sky, a nineteen-night sailing due to transit the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, citing security concerns.

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Industry

Hormuz transits claw back in June as ships pile into the Red Sea

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz recovered in June from May's lows but remained a fraction of a year earlier, as owners rerouted crude and boxes through the Red Sea.

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Container ship transiting open sea
Industry

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd begin phased return to the Suez Canal

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will route some Gemini network sailings back through the Suez Canal, trimming a key Asia-Europe service by around four weeks.

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Ship transiting the Suez Canal (illustration)
Industry

El-Sisi reviews Suez Canal rates and marine unit manufacturing

President El-Sisi has reviewed Suez Canal navigation rates and Egypt's local marine manufacturing drive, as canal revenues rose 18.5% in the first half of the 2025/26 fiscal year.

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